Tag: crew kidnap

  • ASG kills crewman

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    Abu Sayyaf group seized 6 Vietnamese sailors on Feb. 19 near southern province of Tawi-Tawi. Philippines: Abu Sayyaf group kills Vietnamese sailor By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines  Daesh-linked terrorists […]

  • Martial law for ASG?

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    ASG pose significant threat to shipping. Duterte threatens martial law to stop Abu Sayyaf By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte again threatened to impose martial law in […]

  • ASG patrols at long last?

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    Many months later, region springs into action… Southeast Asian nations to patrol piracy-prone waters MANILA: The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters, Manila’s defence secretary […]

  • Vietnamese evade pirates

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    The ship changed course after spotting armed gunmen on a speedboat and has arrived in Malaysia safely. Vietnamese vessel escapes armed gunmen in Philippine waters, flees to Malaysia A Vietnamese […]

  • Pirates free hostages

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    Crew were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria. Pirates release Russian expatriates kidnapped in Niger Delta Russian news agencies reported on Sunday that seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian captured by […]

  • Fighting Gulf of Guinea piracy

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    Strategies to combat piracy already exist, but countries must navigate the pitfalls that hinder implementation. Fighting rising piracy in the Gulf of Guinea BY BARTHÉLEMY BLÉDÉ ‘The Gulf of Guinea, […]

  • Kidnaps threaten supply chain

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    Southern Sulu and Northern Celebes Seas Are the Hot Spots Surge In Offshore Abductions Increases Threat to Supply Chains The Philippines-based Islamist extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been responsible […]

  • MMEA boosts recruits

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    Piracy and armed robbery still causing concern. MMEA To Recruit 5,000 Volunteers By March The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) targets to recruit 5,000 people for its Malaysia Maritime Volunteer […]

  • Piracy risk off West Africa

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    Countries along the Gulf of Guinea stretching from Senegal to Angola have been trying to cooperate on improving maritime security. US warns of growing piracy risk off West Africa The […]

  • Pirates hit tanker off Delta

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    Spike in pirate activity off Nigeria. Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit in Gulf of Guinea Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit on 110 nautical miles south off […]

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